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Sunday, 11 December 2016

Following the conclusion of the last event of 2016 on either of the major tours in Hong Kong today, the statistics for the 2016 GP season are now available on Golf Predictor
(Other Stats menu, Season Stats options). The numbers have been
crunched for all 542 golfers who played at least five tournaments
(excluding non-finishes) on the European/US PGA Tour during the course
of the GP season (2016 calendar year).

This year, I have listed the best golfers in various categories. In each case, only golfers who played at least fifteen tournaments across both tours in 2016 are included in the analysis.

Best Performers

As measured by their average finish over the year across the two major tours, these are the top performers:

Jason Day (15.61)

Dustin Johnson (16.82)

Adam Scott (17.24)

Rory McIlroy (19.55)

Henrik Stenson (20.11)

An unsurprising list, with the possible exception of Scott, but even he won twice earlier in the year.

Most Consistent Performers

As measured by the standard deviation (spread) of their finishes over the year across the two major tours, these are the most consistent among the top performers:

Adam Scott (17.24)

Rafa Cabrera Bello (19.49)

Charl Schwartzel (21.63)

Richard Bland (22.69)

Jason Day (22.94)

As you can see, Scott had an impressively low standard deviation, which means he finished consistently very high up the leaderboard all year. This can be seen in his results, where his worst results were a couple of finishes in the 50s.

Most Wins

As a percentage of tournaments played, these are the golfers with the most wins across the two major tours this year:

Once again, no surprise that most of these golfers have featured in previous lists! Note Matt Kuchar had eleven top tens, but he played 28 tournaments which gives him a lower percentage. Also, several other golfers also had ten top tens, but from more tournaments.

Least missed cuts

As a percentage of tournaments played, these are the golfers with the least missed cuts across the two major tours this year: